Atletico Madrid suffered a painful defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in 2014, and Diego Godin thinks the experience will assist them in avoiding a repeat on Saturday.
Godin opened the scoring when the two teams faced off for the trophy in Lisbon two years ago but, after Sergio Ramos equaliser in second-half stoppage time, Madrid went on to claim a 4-1 win.
The pair will meet in the final again in Milan on Saturday, and the Uruguayan wants Atletico to use that defeat as inspiration this time around.
Scoring in the final felt great, of course – it was a very nice goal – but we didn t lift the trophy at the end, and that was what mattered, Godin told UEFA.
We lost, but you have to take the positives from defeats like that and learn wh…